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Anna Sorokin eliminated from 'Dancing With the Stars' in first round of cuts

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 Anna Sorokin, the convicted con artist who swindled banks, hotels and friends under the guise of being a 鈥渉eiress鈥 named Anna Delvey, has reached the end of her run on 鈥淒ancing With the Stars.
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This image released by Disney shows Anna Delvey, left, and her dancing partner Ezra Sosa on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (Eric McCandless/Disney via AP)

LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥 Anna Sorokin, the convicted con artist who under the guise of being a 鈥渉eiress鈥 named Anna Delvey, has reached the end of her run on 鈥淒ancing With the Stars.鈥

As a controversial Sorokin had to Described as the 鈥渘otorious ankle bracelet fashionista" in the announcement of her casting, Sorokin is under house arrest for an impending deportation case.

While she was released from prison in February 2021, picked her up shortly after she got out, claiming she overstayed her visa and must be returned to her native Germany. The was in ICE custody for over a year before a judge cleared the way for her to switch to home confinement in October 2022 while she fights the deportation case.

After her performance to 鈥淪uddenly I See鈥 by KT Tunstall on Tuesday with dance pro Ezra Sosa, Sorokin was cut from the series. Eliminations started in the series' second week and are based on votes from viewers.

Asked by the hosts Tuesday night what she was going to take away from the competition, Delvey pointedly said: 鈥淣othing.鈥

She doubled down on 鈥淕ood Morning America鈥 on Wednesday saying her favorite part of the experience was 鈥済etting eliminated.鈥

Sorokin and Sosa spoke with The Associated Press last week after her initial performance. On dancing with her ankle monitor, which was bedazzled to match her costume, Sorokin said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 actually not a big issue at all. It鈥檚 pretty light and I asked them to make it tight so it doesn鈥檛 dangle. So it鈥檚 not so bad.鈥

Changes to Sorokin's house arrest conditions to accommodate filming the show in Los Angeles were unknown and it remains unclear how her lengthy deportation case will proceed.

Also eliminated on Tuesday's episode was Tori Spelling, an actor best known for 鈥淏everly Hills, 90210.鈥 After her elimination with partner Pasha Pashkov, Spelling described her time on the show as a 鈥渃razy transformational journey鈥 and noted that she's glad she faced her fears despite being cut.

鈥淚 just kept looking at my kids who were sitting in the audience and I was just like, 鈥業 love you. I love you.鈥 And I wanted them to know that whatever happens, 鈥業 love you and thank you for being proud of me,鈥 Spelling said. 鈥淚t goes fast and you鈥檙e in your head because it is scary. It鈥檚 really scary.鈥

The Associated Press

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